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Monday, June 11, 2012

Make Your Own Chemical Free Cleaning Products

Although, I’ve mostly fully recovered from being raised by a
crazy hippy, I do still have some “crunchy, hippy, granola-y” tendencies;
mostly when it comes to the use of chemicals in my home (I try to avoid it as
much as possible). Unfortunately, this
is generally in direct conflict with my OCD, germophobe tendencies that compel
me to constantly clean and disinfect everything in my house on a nearly daily
basis. Yeah…I know…I confuse myself sometimes.

Thankfully, I am friends with some brilliant women, one of
whom suggested that I make my own disinfecting cleaners using environmentally
friendly, chemical free, household items.
I was skeptical that this would actually get things clean (at least my
insane definition of clean), but I was definitely surprised by how effective
these cleaners are, especially the glass cleaner, which I swear works better
than anything commercially available. I
love the fact that no only do they work incredibly well, but I don’t have to
worry about spraying them near Zac because they are totally chemical free! The fact that these cleaners cost FAR less to
make than what I can purchase at the store is a huge bonus.

Anti-bacterial All
Purpose Cleaner:

1 Cup White Vinegar

6 Tablespoons Castile Soap (I used the Dr. Bonner’s brand)

30 Drops Tea Tree Oil

Water

I mixed the first three ingredients into an empty Clorox
Cleanup bottle and then filled it the rest of the way with water. The vinegar smell dissipates very quickly and
just leaves a clean smell.

You can find the formulas for more chemical free cleaners to make at home at my friend: Cat's blog. I'll be testing out making my own laundry detergent this weekend, so I'll let you know how that went soon.